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Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year
By Keith Cooper Published
Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.

One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets
By Robert Lea Published
Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star
By Robert Lea Published
Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world that really puts the "hot" in "Hot Jupiter."

'Best. Mars. Mission. Ever.' Scientists hail MAVEN's legacy as NASA retires Red Planet orbiter
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
NASA's MAVEN Mars mission ended after 11 years, having revealed how the planet lost its atmosphere and served as a key communications relay for surface missions.

NASA discussing bold mission to boost Swift space telescope today: Listen live
By Mike Wall Published
NASA will discuss an ambitious mission to boost the orbit of its Swift space telescope during a press conference today (June 17), and you can listen to it live.

NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity
By Robert Lea Published
"We could already see changes in the jet, but never with this level of detail in X-rays."

NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage at the heart of the Milky Way
By Robert Lea Published
NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft has detected the supernova wreckage of a dead star that erupted 1,700 years ago and ejected debris at 2 million miles per hour.

Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip
By Keith Cooper Published
A laser system, previously tested on board the International Space Station, helped to stream video directly from the Artemis 2 mission on its way around the moon.

The critical robot arm on the ISS isn't working properly, but NASA has a plan to fix it
By Elizabeth Howell Published
A part of Canadarm2 robotic arm on the ISS broke in May, requiring repairs by spacewalking astronauts no earlier than June 30. A spare is already on the station.
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